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Market Cross & Stocks

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 philandju · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.58684, -2.66206

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Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Moderate match

Named cycling route nearby: Standish Mineral Line

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km▾

GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan

Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Wigan WayWalking route▾
Named route
Adlington Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named route
GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km▾

GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh

Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route
Squires Heypublic footpath · 187 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 187 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Squires Heypublic footpath · 86 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 86 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

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36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Standish Mineral LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route28 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route143 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

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8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 365 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 365 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Standish Mineral Linebridleway · 1.5 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Green Lanebridleway · 214 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 214 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Bradley Lanebridleway · 105 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 105 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Bradley Lanebridleway · 114 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 114 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

About this historic site

Market Cross & Stocks is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

16 photos from nearby open sources

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Market cross and stocks, Standish

📷 philandju · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Market cross and stocks, Standish

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Café

Humble Pie Cafe · 117m

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Parking

10 nearby · 55m

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Playground

114m away

✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Haigh Woodland ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Mesnes ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Ashfield ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Rose Hill ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Gerrard Winstanley GardensUrban park5 km→🌱Tansley Recreation GroundUrban park3.8 km→